CONTENTS. The Pastoral Letter, &c. 1 The Preface. xxviii PART THE FIRST. The Nature of the Devotion to the Sacred Heart, S3 The Origin of this Devotion, 43 The progress of the Devotion, 52 The credibility of the Revelation, 56 Ite difference from that paid to the Blessed Eucharist, 66 Of the end of this Devotion, 69 On the love of Jesus Christ, 70 On the ingratitude of Mankind, 82 The just complaints of Jesus Christ, 90 Objection, and answer to it, 96 PART THE SECOND. Method of practising this devotion, 107 Every Year, Month, Week, Day, and Night, 109 The prayer of St. Gertrude, 112 Act of consecration to the Sacred Heart, 114 The Litany, 116 An Invitation, or repair to the Sacred Heart 120 The Reparation of Honour, 121 The Beads, or Little Rosary, 124 A prayer to the Eternal Father, 126 An Association in honour of the Sacred Heart, 127 Fire Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, 131 Holy Communion, 132 Five Acts to be performed, &c. 135 Twenty-four Acts of Reparation, &c. 141 A Prayer for a Happy death, 150 A Meditation for the Feast of the S. H. and for the Fridays, &c. 151 The Rules of the Association, 156 letters Patent of Aggregation, 160 The Approbation of the Bp. of Bruges 163 The Petition of British Subjects, 164 The Grant, &c. 166 Decree of Poland, 167 The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Mary, 169 The Consecration to her Sacred Heart, 172 The Litany of the S. H. of Mary, 173 Various Salutations, &c., &c. 175 Act of Consecration, 177 A Novena, or nine days' Devotion, 178 The prayer Memorare, 180 The practice of St. Mechtildis, 181 A Votive Oblation to St. Joseph, 182 The Acts of Faith, Hope, and Charity, 186 Indulgences granted for the Recital of these Acts, 187 A short and daily Exercise for the suffering Souls in Purgatory, &c. 190 The Psalm De Profundis, 194 The Reparation of Honour, 195 A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament, 197 A Prayer to beg Purity, &c. 198 The Seven Dolours of our B. Lady, 200 Her seven Joys in life, 208 in Glory, 216 A Prayer to the Blessed Virgin 223 The Litany of Jean 224 The Veraicle and Prayer of the Blessed Sacrament, 228 The Versicle and Prayer for thanksgiving, ib. A devout Prayer to Jesus, 229 What Caesarius accounts of this Prayer, ib. A Prayer in honour of the Five Wounds, 230 The Passion of our Lord, ib. An Angelical Exercise, 236 The form of Admission, &c. 256 The Litany of our Lady of Loretto, ib. The Angelus Domini, 261 Thirty Days Prayer, See 262 The fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary, 269 The Beads of St. Joseph 271 The seven Dolours and seven Joys of St. Joseph, 272 What St. Teresa says of this glorious Saint, 276 The Litany of St. Francis Xaverius, 277 The Novena, &c. 281 — Commemoration of St. Patrick, 294 The Devout Client's Address to Saint Aloysius, 300 The Litany, 301 The Devotion of the six Sundays, 304 The manner of performing it, 306 A Prayer to our Angel- Guardian, 309 — to our Monthly Patron, 310 — to all the Saints, ib. — for all the Faithful departed 311 The Beads for the Soals in Purgatory, 312 Concerning Indulgences, ib. Of a Jubilee, 315 A Prayer for the Intentions of an Indulgence, 316 Of Agnus Dei's, 323 The true secret of living with content, and dying with joy in a religious state 325 The Night Prayers, 340 An Act of Contrition, 1850 APPENDIX. Exercises for the Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 351 The Little Office to the Sacred Heart of our Saviour Jesus Christ, 368 Officium Sanctissimi Cordis Domini Nostri Jesu Christ! 381 Translations of the Latin Hymns, and the Lessons from St. Bernard, 413 Act of Consecration, 413 Act of Atonement, 421 Devout Salutations, 423 Short Litany, 426 Prayer for gaining Indulgence, 420 Act of Condolence with S. H. B. V. M., 432 Prayer for a happy death, 434 Indult of his Holiness Pope Pius VII. in favour of the practice of the devotions to the Sacred Heart, 438 Digitized By Google.

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